As business owners with employees living in Ukraine, Kevin and David were dismayed when Russia initiated a war. Their first thought was how can we help our friends? Better yet… how can we get them out?

Read along to follow the journey of a concerned business owner putting his life on the line to help extract an employee and friend.

It’s hard to believe that in 2023, there still seems to be reluctance by some Human Resource and Recruitment professionals to hire independent contractors and freelance talent. Why is this the case and how can hiring managers overcome their fears so their companies can benefit from this valuable section of the talent market?

Economists are hopeful that the economy will remain stable and continue to produce jobs for Americans. On April 7, 2023, the US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their monthly Current Employment Statistics summary (CES), which showed March 2023 as being the lowest increase in jobs from previous periods since pandemic conditions in December 2020.